Summary
Jason Banham is a Principal Support Engineer with over 15 years of deep expertise in Solaris and ZFS internals, currently serving as the EMEA ZFS and kernel specialist at Nexenta. He routinely performs kernel crash dump analysis, dtrace, source-level and assembler review, and lab recreations to pinpoint root causes, log bugs, and collaborate with engineering on patches for critical issues. Jason has a strong track record of translating complex diagnostics into reproducible tools and automated performance-analysis suites that accelerate customer resolutions and tier-2 enablement. A seasoned trainer and presenter, he co-authored and delivered highly rated "ZFS Under the Hood" material and frequently advises major customers across finance, education, and government. Based in Greater Guildford, he combines rare low-level kernel knowledge with practical scripting and tooling (shell, Perl, C, dtrace) to bridge support and engineering effectively.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons), Computer Science, BSc (Hons), Computer Science at Brunel University of London
University of Bedfordshire